Composition
Macromolecules
Vocabulary
Structure
Other
100
What macromolecules does cheese pizza have a high concentration of?
Lipids and carbohydrates
100
What are the 4 macromolecule groups?
Lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids
100
The prefix mono means _____
One
100
The structure below is an example of what?
What is a carbohydrate
(Double points if you said Disacharide)
100
This is the monomer of proteins.
What is an amino acid?
200
What are foods with a high concentration of proteins?
Meat, Nuts, Soy
200
Which macromolecule is used to store genetic information?
Nucleic acid
200
The prefix poly means ______
Many/Multiple
200
What is the name of the monomer below, and is it the building block of what polymer?
It is an amino acid, and it builds proteins
200
What are Phospholipids used for in the body? And are they hydrophobic, hydrophillic, or both?
Phospholipids are used in cell membranes, and they are both hydrophobic and hydrophilic.
300
Carbohydrates are made up of what three elements?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen (CHO)
300
Lipids and Carbohydrates both store energy. Which molecule stores energy long-term and which one stores it short-term?
Lipids store energy long-term, and Carbohydrates store energy short-term
300
What does it mean if a molecule is hydrophilic?
The molecule likes water.
300
What is the name of the macromolecule below?
A Lipid
(Double points if you said Triglyceride)
300
Which of the 4 macromolecules doesn't have a true monomer and polymer arrangement?
Lipids
400
What 2 macromolecules have the same 3 atoms and what are they?
Lipids, Carbohydrates and the atoms are CHO
400
Sugars and starches are examples of what macromolecule?
Carbohydrates
400
What are triglycerides made up of?
*Hint, there are 2 main parts*
1 Glycerol
3 Fatty Acids
400
What is the name of the monomer below, and what polymer does it make? 
It is a nucleic acid, and the polymer it makes is DNA or RNA
400
What is one similarity and one difference between DNA and RNA
One similarity is that they both store genetic information. One difference is that DNA is double-stranded and RNA is only single-stranded.
500
Proteins are made up of these 4 elements.
What is CHON?
500
Sterols, waxes, and triglycerides are all types of which macromolecule group?
Lipids
500
What is the definition of hydrolysis?
A process that breaks atomic bonds by adding water.
500
BONUS
Add 200 to your score
500
Why are saturated fats solid at room temperature but unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature?
Because saturated fats have straight fatty acid chains, allowing them to fit together better and become solid. But unsaturated fatty acids have bent chains, causing them to stay liquid.